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Clemson Tops Baseball, 20-7
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
May 9, 1999
Clemson, S.C. -- Clemson scored 20 runs on 13 hits and 16 walks and defeated North Carolina, 20-7, Sunday afternoon at Tiger Field. With the win, Clemson improved to 32-19 on the season while Carolina fell to 38-11. The Tigers also passed the Tar Heels in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings, grabbing third place with a record of 11-7. UNC fell to 11-8 in the ACC.
The 20 runs and 16 walks allowed by UNC pitching were both season highs. Clemsons 20 runs tied the record for most runs ever by either team in a single game in the Carolina-Clemson series, tying a mark set by Clemson in 1995.
Starting pitchers Ryan Snare of Carolina and Mike Paradis of Clemson both entered the game among the ACC leaders in ERA but neither starter last four innings. Snare gave up eight runs, five of which were earned, on four hits and five walks in 2.2 innings while Paradis allowed nine hits and seven runs in 3.2 innings.
Snare (5-3) took the loss for Carolina. Brandt Cook (1-0) earned the win in relief for Clemson, allowing three hits in 4.1 shutout innings.
Clay Hooper and Tyrell Godwin each went 3-for-4 at the plate for Carolina. Patrick Boyd and Khalil Greene drove in five runs apiece for the Tigers.
Carolina scored three runs in the top of the first, taking advantage of two Tiger errors. Dan Moylan led off the inning with a walk and later scored on a double play ball hit by Chris LaMarsh. Jarrett Shearin scored on a throwing error by Tiger catcher Brian Ellis on a steal attempt and Ryan Earey drove in Godwin a batter later with a single to leftfield.
Clemson tied the score at three in the bottom of the first, scoring three unearned runs off Snare. Both Brian Ellis and Boyd scored on Eareys three-base error on a ground ball hit by Kurt Bultmann. Derek Borgert later drove in Bultmann with a sacrifice fly.
The Tar Heels used their speed to take a 5-3 lead in the third. Godwin singled to right and took third when Paradis pickoff throw was wild. Godwin then scored on an infield single by Jay Madeira, who stole second scored a run of his own on a single by Matt McCay.
Clemson blew the game open in the third and fourth innings, batting around in both innings, scoring five runs in the third and eight in the fourth. In those two innings alone, Carolina pitchers issued eight walks. Clemson added three runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to pad its lead.
The Tar Heels and Tigers continue their three-game series Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Tiger Field.
